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Seeds into Canada
Hi does anyone know if I can return to Canada after an absence of 7 years and take my collection of heritage veggie seeds please, many of then came from Canada and the US as I had them shipped to the UK, some are British bought/
Thank you Jeannine |
Re: Seeds into Canada
Hi, Jeannine.
You need to complete an APPLICATION TO IMPORT PLANTS AND OTHER THINGS UNDER THE PLANT PROTECTION ACT. If you want more info, here is Canada Border Services Agency's web page about Food, Plant and Animal Inspections. x |
Re: Seeds into Canada
Hi Judy, I have read this document but it doesn't seem to give me the answer. I know the rules and regs re seeds into the US and the UK but cannot find the list for Canada. It has all the info re plants and food but it seems to be remiss with regard to garden seeds.
Am I reading it wrong ? I do remember crossing the US/Canada border when I lived there with veggie seeds and there was no restriction on the types I was taking over but I am not sure if at has changed and I don't want to trust my memory. Thank you for the help. XX Jeannine |
Re: Seeds into Canada
Did you search here for info - http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html ? I'm not a gardener, I haven't a clue, but this site links from Judy's link and seems to be a searchable database of flora and fauna with accompanying comments re importing/status in Canada.
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Re: Seeds into Canada
http://homepage.eircom.net/~merlyn/seedsaving.html
Write to the Seedsavers network,they have been exchanging seeds all over the globe to preserve the heritage stocks. If not bring your seeds over and declare them at the customs here. In Metro Vancouver the heirloom seeds can be bought at Territorial Seeds,Garden Works , Home Depot ,Revy's, Capers and Choices. Yoong |
Re: Seeds into Canada
Small quantities of seeds (most) for personal use are not usually a problem. Ag Canada are the agency that deal with it. Best to declare on entry.
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/...sem/abce.shtml |
Re: Seeds into Canada
Originally Posted by The Aviator
(Post 6820752)
Small quantities of seeds (most) are not usually a problem. Ag Canada are the agency that deal with it. Best to declare on entry.
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/...sem/abce.shtml x |
Re: Seeds into Canada
Hi, thank you for the help so far but the links are not telling me what I want to know.
I don't want to pack anything that is not allowed so I have no problems going in. I was hoping to find a Can Ag list similar to the Defra one in the UK which clearly shows which veggies are a) allowed in without problems b) allowed in with sani certificates c) not allowed in under any circumstances. I can then decide what I am taking with me. My seed collection is large, I have 280 different varieties of tomates for eg, some are very rare and not sold by most companies, even Seeds Savers rarely have them. I have a simialr size collection of squash. Plus many other varieties of most things,, most are true heritage. I would rather donate these to the UK HDRA rather than risk losing them at the border so I need to know well in advance. I am very familiar with the regs coming from Canada and the US..it is the going back ones I am unsure of, and so far can't find the info I need. I do appreciate the help though. XX Jeannine |
Re: Seeds into Canada
Originally Posted by jeannine
(Post 6821523)
Hi, thank you for the help so far but the links are not telling me what I want to know.
I don't want to pack anything that is not allowed so I have no problems going in. I was hoping to find a Can Ag list similar to the Defra one in the UK which clearly shows which veggies are a) allowed in without problems b) allowed in with sani certificates c) not allowed in under any circumstances. I can then decide what I am taking with me. My seed collection is large, I have 280 different varieties of tomates for eg, some are very rare and not sold by most companies, even Seeds Savers rarely have them. I have a simialr size collection of squash. Plus many other varieties of most things,, most are true heritage. I would rather donate these to the UK HDRA rather than risk losing them at the border so I need to know well in advance. I am very familiar with the regs coming from Canada and the US..it is the going back ones I am unsure of, and so far can't find the info I need. I do appreciate the help though. XX Jeannine |
Re: Seeds into Canada
Originally Posted by jeannine
(Post 6821523)
Hi, thank you for the help so far but the links are not telling me what I want to know.
I don't want to pack anything that is not allowed so I have no problems going in. I was hoping to find a Can Ag list similar to the Defra one in the UK which clearly shows which veggies are a) allowed in without problems b) allowed in with sani certificates c) not allowed in under any circumstances. I can then decide what I am taking with me. My seed collection is large, I have 280 different varieties of tomatoes for eg, some are very rare and not sold by most companies, even Seeds Savers rarely have them. I have a similar size collection of squash. Plus many other varieties of most things,, most are true heritage. I would rather donate these to the UK HDRA rather than risk losing them at the border so I need to know well in advance. I am very familiar with the regs coming from Canada and the US..it is the going back ones I am unsure of, and so far can't find the info I need. I do appreciate the help though. XX Jeannine On the link from Aviator did you not see the exemptions list at the bottom. "E. Exemptions from the Importation Requirements The following are exemptions from the above requirements: Where the imported seed lot is 5 kg or less for large seeded crop kinds such as peas, wheat, soybeans and corn or is 500 g or less for small seeded crop kinds such as alfalfa, tomato or canola, neither the import declaration information nor the certificate of analysis need be supplied. See Section X (below) for clarification of importations with multiple small seed lots " So if your importing less than 500g of Tomato seeds your should be ok. There is also this Explanatory note on ABc... Explanatory Notes When determining the weight of seed being imported for the purpose of determining fees and lot sizes, the weight of the seed refers only to the weight of the seed itself. The weight does not include any seed coatings, seed packaging material or any material to which the seed is attached e.g. seed tape. For the purposes of determining whether a "small lot" exemption is triggered, seed lot refers to a quantity of seed to which a unique identifier (such as a variety name or seed lot number) is assigned. There may be one or more packages that make up the seed lot being imported. For example 250 envelopes each containing 1 g of carrot seed of a variety called "Fred" may make up a seed lot for importation. The seed lot size is 250 g. The carrot seed may be accompanied by equal quantities of tomato, beet and bell pepper seed to make up a seed shipment weighing 1 kg. This shipment would be subject to the minimum $15 import fee; however, the individual seed lots would not be subject to the import declaration or certificate of analysis requirements. |
Re: Seeds into Canada
Yes I did read all of that but my veggie varieties are many and none of them even remotely weigh that amount on there own so it didn't seem to apply to small amounts of many things.
I am going to ring Canada Customs and ask direct. Thank you so much for trying to help. XX Jeannine |
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